71 Interesting Facts About Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population of more than 199 million people. It is the 36th-largest country in the world in terms of area, covering 796095 sq km (307,374 sq mi.) Let’s explore more about this country with the following facts.

1. Sialkot, located in Pakistan, is the world’s largest producer of hand-sewn footballs. Local factories in the region produce 40-60 million footballs a year, which is roughly 50-70% of the world’s total production.

2. Pakistan is the world’s first Islamic country to attain nuclear power.

3. Pakistan has the highest paved international road – The Karakoram Highway (KKH).

71 Interesting facts about Pakistan: The Karakoram Highway

4. Pakistan has the largest canal-based irrigation system in the world.

5. Pakistan has the world’s largest ambulance network. Pakistan’s Edhi Foundation, which is also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, operates the network.

6. The highest batting partnership formed by two players playing in their first Test matches in the sport of Cricket is 249 runs by Khalid Ibadulla (b. 20 December 1935) and Abdul Kadir (b. 1944, d. 2002) for Pakistan against Australia in Karachi, Pakistan, in the match played 24-29 October 1964.

7. Pakistan’s estimated population in 2015 was more than 191.71 million, making it the world’s sixth-most-populous country, behind Brazil and ahead of Nigeria.

8. The name Pakistan means ‘land of the pure’ in Persian and Urdu.

9. Just two people have won the Nobel Prize from Pakistan. They are: Malala Yousafzai for Peace in 2014 and Abdus Salam for Physics in 1979.

71 Interesting facts about Pakistan: Malaya Yousafzai

10. ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’ is the official name of Pakistan.

11. Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, is its financial hub as well as home to almost 13 million people. It also has a major seaport.

12. Pakistan became independent in 1947 from the British Indian Empire.

13. The Pakistani rupee is the official currency of Pakistan.

14. Sugarcane juice is the national drink of Pakistan. In Pakistan, it is also known as “roh.”